Last Friday I had the joy of experiencing yet again another knee surgery. Yes, these things are a pain, I mean both literally and metaphorically, and I never realized how much I hate knee surgeries. I mean honestly they are nothing but an annoyance. It's amazing how we depend on one thing so much, to function properly and just be able to do little every day things like walking, and then when you are abruptly taken away the privilege of putting all your weight on both legs, you realize how important your knees are. I really have never been more thankful to have functioning legs. After my surgery I haven't been able to do anything, let alone walk properly. I really haven't appreciated something as little as walking in a very long time. It makes you really be glad for how fortunate you are to have to working legs, unlike some people. I never have been so annoyed though with knee surgeries as I am now. I have had one already and I am really tired of dealing with knee problems, constant pain, and trying to be active and play volleyball at college. I don't know how much longer my knees can take it and I really do want the doctors to "fix" my problem but it just doesn't seem like that is going to happen. I mean, doctors are very good at what they do, I highly respect them since I have dealt with with them a lot in my life, and my dad is even a doctor, but honestly, you have tried a hundred times, so it seems, with several different options to "cure" my knee problems, but it isn't helping. The surgery same surgery I had on my other knee two years ago, helped for a while, but guess what, yes my knee is killing me once again. Oh and what is the only option available, that they will hope help to solve the problem, yes, another surgery. I really don't see the point anymore, and I am severely getting tired of it. I don't know, it could be just because I want to be fixed so badly and know not much is going to help, and there fore I am a little down about it, but I really just don't see how it will get better the second time, if it didn't get better the first time. All I know is that I don't like being in pain, and would like to stop being in pain, and volleyball isn't helping much I know that. Looks like I have some things to think about. So now that I have complained enough to everyone, and vented my long brewing frustration, I hope that whoever is reading this is not completely annoyed with me, and that maybe you will be able to appreciate your healthy functioning knees. Just pray that you never have knee problems, because it is the worst thing to ever have to deal with, and basically it will be with you for the rest of your life.
Love & Peace
I had knee surgery in high school. Turns out years of tripping over your own toes and falling on your knees creates a LOT of scar tissue that interferes with being able to use it. I had trouble with it from October to April from the year I graduated high school until I got pregnant with my son (I guess the ligaments and tendons healed up wrong or something, and it took the pregnancy hormones softening them for them to heal up right). I know exactly what you mean by "pain," and I'm allergic to opiates--no Tylenol III for pain relief after surgery for me.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if there's anything I can do to make your life easier, besides understanding what you're going through.